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• No one injured after vehicle slides down embankment near Elbow River

  02-08-2020 23:38
  
  Police, along with members of the Calgary Fire Department's high-angle rescue team had to take care of a difficult problem Sunday. Officials say a vehicle was found at the bottom of an embankment in Sandy Beach Park, right near the Elbow River. The car was stuck in the mud and heavy equipment needed to be brought in to pull it back out. There aren't many details about how it ended up there, but police say residents in the area heard a lot of noise at about 3 a.m., which is likely when the incide
  
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• No one believed injured after vehicle slides down embankment near Elbow River

  02-08-2020 23:38
  
  Police, along with members of the Calgary Fire Department's high-angle rescue team had to take care of a difficult problem Sunday. Officials say a vehicle was found at the bottom of an embankment in Sandy Beach Park, right near the Elbow River. The car was stuck in the mud and heavy equipment needed to be brought in to pull it back out. There aren't many details about how it ended up there, but police say residents in the area heard a lot of noise at about 3 a.m., which is likely when the incide
  
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• Calgary karaoke bar fights to stay open amid pandemic

  02-08-2020 23:11
  
  A Calgary business is trying to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one particular rule is cramping sales in a big way. Ducky's Pub in southwest Calgary shut down right before St. Patrick's Day in accordance with public health rules for the prevention of the novel coronavirus. The business says it's managed to reopen, but without an ability to offer customers its mainstay service – karaoke – the restaurant could be forced to close its doors for good. "There's no singing
  
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• Alberta man presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake, RCMP recovery team called

  02-08-2020 21:51
  
  The RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team has been called to retrieve the body of an Alberta man police believe drowned in Okanagan Lake Saturday. The 33-year-old was cliff-jumping near Rattlesnake Island on Okanagan Lake when he did not resurface, police said in a news release Sunday. West Kelowna RCMP, Peachland Fire and Rescue and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue all responded to the scene after the call came in around 2:40 p.m., police said. Despite their efforts, they were unable to locate the
  
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• Alberta's heat warning now into its seventh day

  02-08-2020 21:49
  
  More than 95 per cent of Alberta is now under a heat warning that's lasted for about a week. Environment Canada first issued the heat warning for a number of regions a week ago, but those advisories have now encompassed most of the province. Just Crowsnest Pass – Pincher Creek –Waterton Lakes National Park and Cardston – Fort Macleod – Magrath have been spared the alert, but that doesn't mean it's much cooler in either of those areas. The agency says Pincher Creek's curre
  
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• A tenant killed his landlord with a sword over a rent dispute, police say

  02-08-2020 21:46
  
  A Connecticut man decapitated his landlord with a sword after being told he had to move out because of overdue rent, Hartford police say. The Hartford Police Department responded to a 911 call Saturday morning from the landlord, Victor King, who said that his roommate Jerry Thompson, 42, had been "waving a sword at him in a threatening and terrorizing manner" amid a rent dispute, according to an arrest warrant filed by Hartford detectives. King gave officers Thompson's cell phone number, accordi
  
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• Alberta man presumed drowned after cliff jumping near West Kelowna, B.C.

  02-08-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police responded to a call of a 33-year-old Alberta man who failed to resurface while cliff jumping near Rattlesnake Island on Saturday.
  
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• 3 new stores to assume space left over by departure of Sears at Southcentre Mall

  02-08-2020 20:22
  
  A redevelopment of a former Sears location is underway at a shopping centre in southeast Calgary. Representatives of Southcentre Mall, at 100 Anderson Rd. S.E., say three retailers – PetSmart, Winners and Dollarama – will be occupying the first floor of the space previously held by Sears. It's the first phase of the project to redevelop the area that will see renovations to nearly 100,000 square feet of space. Officials say Southcentre is the first mall in the city to take on this so
  
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• Moses Lake community receives 5 tiny homes to help homeless population

  02-08-2020 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: After weeks of hard work and labour, five bunk houses have been completed and delivered to a community on the Blood Tribe. As Eloise Therien explains, the goal is to move the homeless population away from “tent city” and into a more comfortable situation.
  
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• Egypt official invites Elon Musk to see pyramids after he claims they were built by aliens

  02-08-2020 20:05
  
  A top government official in Egypt has invited U.S. billionaire Elon Musk to see the country's Great Pyramids of Giza after the Tesla CEO claimed that the historical landmark was built by aliens. Musk seemed to tweet his support for the conspiracy theory on Friday, saying that aliens were involved in the construction effort of the famous site. "Aliens built the pyramids obv," the tweet read, which has since garnered more than 500,000 likes and nearly 85,000 retweets. In a follow-up tweet, Musk a
  
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• Can I catch COVID-19 on a train? New study explains which seats are riskiest

  02-08-2020 19:56
  
  Physical distancing is necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on public transit, according to a first-of-its-kind study examining data from China's busiest train. The researchers behind the study say their findings show that there is a "high transmission risk" for COVID-19 among transit passengers, with those sitting directly beside an infected person facing the most risk of all. The study was published July 29 in Clinical Infectious Diseases and conducted by researchers from various Chinese
  
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• A lottery player went to 40 stores and finally scored a US$5 million winning scratch-off

  02-08-2020 19:22
  
  After around 40 stores and four hours of searching, one North Carolina man finally struck gold. Kevin Clark, of Candler, North Carolina, played a hunch and went on a journey to find the last top prize of the US$5-million Mega Cash scratch-off game. "I had a real good feeling it was going to be in the western part of the state," Clark said, according to the NC Education Lottery. Clark spent four hours going store to store, buying every single $20 Mega Cash ticket, until he finally found the winne
  
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• Lightning strikes Calgary home's gas meter, resulting in small fire

  02-08-2020 19:21
  
  A quick response to a fire ended up saving a home in Falconridge Saturday night. Officials told CTV News a small fire broke out at a home on Fallswater Road N.E. when its natural gas meter was hit by a bolt of lightning. The incident ended up rupturing the gas line and the leak fed the fire. Luckily, crews responded to the scene shortly afterwards, put out the fire and sealed up the leak until it could be properly repaired. The damage was limited to the exterior of the home.
  
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• ‘They’ll have a sense of belonging’: Bunk houses delivered to Moses Lake homeless population

  02-08-2020 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  "This is something more permanent, better than a tent, not quite yet an actual apartment or a home," said Sergeant Jim Bennett with the Blood Tribe Police Service.
  
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• Canada goose found with explosive taped to its body

  02-08-2020 18:24
  
  A Long Island, N.Y. man has saved a Canada goose after finding the bird with an explosive device taped to its chest. John DiLeonardo, who is a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION), told WPIX-TV that he rescued the bird after spotting it on Friday at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin. "I'm sure she was very trusting before this cruel person strapped this firecracker to her," DiLeonardo said. The explosive did not explode and it was
  
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• Canada goose found with explosive duct taped to its body

  02-08-2020 18:24
  
  A Long Island, N.Y. man has saved a Canada goose after finding the bird with an explosive device duct taped to its chest. John DiLeonardo, who is a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION), told WPIX-TV that he rescued the bird after spotting it on Friday at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin. "I'm sure she was very trusting before this cruel person strapped this firecracker to her," DiLeonardo said. The explosive did not explode and i
  
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• Calgary driver arrested after driving the wrong way on Hwy. 22, causing crash

  02-08-2020 18:20
  
  Cochrane RCMP say charges are expected to be laid against a 36-year-old Calgary man involved in a dangerous driving incident. Mounties were called to respond to a scene north of the town of Cochrane on Highway 22 early Sunday after a man was reportedly driving towards oncoming traffic on the two-lane route. In the interest of public safety, RCMP officers pursued the vehicle and attempted to pull the driver over. During the course of the pursuit, three oncoming vehicles turned off the road to avo
  
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• One in five Canadians report hardship due to border closure: Nanos survey

  02-08-2020 18:00
  
  Approximately 20 per cent of Canadians say they or their families have experienced some form of hardship due to the closure of the Canada-U.S. land border. A new Nanos Research survey shows that while most Canadians report that they and their families have not been adversely affected by the closure, which has now been in place for more than four months, a significant number say they have been. The survey was commissioned by CTV News and released on Sunday. Sixteen per cent of respondents told Na
  
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• Orphaned toddler grows up in shadow of massacre, coronavirus - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2020 17:53
  
  Orphaned toddler grows up in shadow of massacre, coronavirus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Police release images of suspects in Calgary jewelry store robbery

  02-08-2020 17:42
  
  Calgary police have released photos of two suspects they believe were responsible for a robbery that occurred in Sunridge Mall Saturday afternoon. Officials say the images of two masked men were captured on security video while the crime was being committed. They say the suspects entered Sunridge Mall at about 1:30 p.m. and proceeded to Paris Jewellers. Once inside, the pair allegedly set off a canister of tear gas and used pepper spray on the employees before stealing a number of items from the
  
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• SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

  02-08-2020 17:22
  
  Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit. The return clears the way for another SpaceX crew launch as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year. Test pilots Doug
  
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• Flames ground Jets 4-1 to take series lead, Winnipeg's Scheifele injured

  02-08-2020 17:07
  
  The Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets had little history between them because they'd only met once in this truncated NHL regular season. But playoff animosity didn't take long to brew in Calgary's 4-1 win over the Jets to start their qualifying round series Saturday. Winnipeg didn't recover from losing centre Mark Scheifele to a left-leg injury in the first period. The Jets were outshot 33-18 and dominated by the Flames in the second period. Jets head coach Paul Maurice accused Flames winger Matt
  
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• Some U.S.-grown onions recalled in Canada over salmonella concerns

  02-08-2020 15:49
  
  Canada's food inspection agency has issued a recall of some U.S.-grown red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions due to ongoing concerns over salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provided more detail on Saturday about the recall for the onions, which are grown by Thomson International Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif. The recall was issued on Thursday after an outbreak of salmonella made at least 114 people sick across five provinces. The recall notice was issued in Ca
  
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• CDC forecast: 20,000 more Americans could die from COVID-19 in the next 21 days

  02-08-2020 15:49
  
  The U.S. has reported more deaths linked to coronavirus than anywhere else in the world and updated models show 20,000 more Americans could die in just the next three weeks. The ensemble forecast, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, projects more than 173,000 American deaths by Aug. 22. At least 154,447 Americans have died since the beginning of the pandemic. Across the country, local leaders and public health experts have urged residents not to let their guard down
  
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• WHO says pandemic will likely be 'lengthy,' warns of 'response fatigue'

  02-08-2020 15:09
  
  The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee "highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19 pandemic", the WHO said in a statement, and warned of the risk of "response fatigue" given the socio-economic pressures on countries. The panel gathered Friday for the fourth time over the coronavirus crisis, half
  
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• How one Montreal long-term care home managed to keep COVID-19 away

  02-08-2020 14:40
  
  The Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre long-term care home in southwest Montreal houses some of the patients most vulnerable to succumbing to a pandemic, including 18 who live on ventilators full time. But as COVID-19 swept through Montreal's nursing homes like a seemingly unstoppable force, the Pavillon Camille-Lefebvre achieved a rare feat: not a single positive case, much less any COVID-19 deaths. Montreal is the Canadian hotspot for COVID-19, with over 28,772 cases and 3,437 deaths as of Friday. Arou
  
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• Coronavirus infected 260 children and staff at Georgia sleep away camp, CDC says

  02-08-2020 14:22
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The camp had followed some but not all of the CDC mitigation steps against the spread of the new coronavirus -- but was not enough to keep campers and staff free of illness. "Settings, like multi-day, overnight summer camps, pose a unique challenge when it comes to preventing the spread of infectious diseases considering the amount of
  
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• Australia's Victoria declares 'state of disaster,' locking down millions in Melbourne as virus cases soar

  02-08-2020 14:11
  
  The premier of Victoria plunged the region into a "state of disaster" on Sunday, announcing even stricter lockdown measures, introducing a nightly curfew and banning virtually all trips outdoors after Australia's second largest state recorded 671 new infections in a single day. Daniel Andrews told Victorians at a news conference that "we have to do more, and we have to do more right now," as the state battles to contain a devastating coronavirus outbreak that had already stripped residents of th
  
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• Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' and 'Natural' actor, dies at 85

  02-08-2020 13:10
  
  Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included "Cocoon," "The Natural" and "The Firm," has died. He was 85. Brimley's manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. He was on dialysis and had several medical ailments, she said. The moustached Brimley was a familiar face for a number of roles, often playing characters like his grizzled base
  
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• Twelve risk factors responsible for 40 per cent of dementia cases: new research

  02-08-2020 04:00
  
  Brain injuries, excessive alcohol consumption and exposure to air pollution can all increase the risk of dementia, according to new research. Those three actions have been added to a list of risk factors avoidable behaviours that experts believe to be responsible for approximately 40 per cent of all dementia cases. "We've shown that a lot of dementia is potentially preventable and that could give individuals hope of not developing dementia, and also change things for their families and for socie
  
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• 'Scary' fire forces NW Calgary residents out of apartment

  02-08-2020 03:36
  
  Fire caused serious damage to a six-unit building on Kensington Road and 22 Street NW on Saturday. The fire broke out around 6:15 p.m. Tenant Julian Moore described the situation as scary. “(My roommate) was in the hallway and said people were running down the stairs saying ‘fire, fire, get out as quickly as you can,’” Moore told CTV News. “We weren’t able to grab much of anything.” About 30 firefighters responded to calls about a barbecue fire on one of
  
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• No injuries reported after fire in NW Calgary

  02-08-2020 03:36
  
  Fire caused serious damage to a six unit building on Kensington Road and 22 Street NW on Saturday. The fire broke out around 6:15 p.m. About 30 firefighters responded to calls about a barbecue fire on one of the back balconies. “There was heavy flame and smoke showing that could be seen for blocks,” said Central District Chief Innes Fraser. Flames swept up the back of the building, damaging balconies and the building’s roof. Fraser said the residents who were in the building wh
  
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• Fire breaks out a multi-family building in NW Calgary

  02-08-2020 03:36
  
  Fire caused serious damage to a multi-family dwelling on Kensington Road and 22 Street NW on Saturday. The fire broke out around dinner time. Flames swept up the back of the building, damaging balconies and the building’s roof. No information about injuries or a cause has been released. 
  
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• Gilgeous-Alexander scores 19 to help Thunder top Jazz 110-94 - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2020 02:05
  
  Gilgeous-Alexander scores 19 to help Thunder top Jazz 110-94  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The latest on Day 1 of the National Hockey League's restart - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2020 00:50
  
  The latest on Day 1 of the National Hockey League's restart  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Screen Shot: NHL play returns with new-look television broadcasts - Lethbridge News Now

  02-08-2020 00:50
  
  Screen Shot: NHL play returns with new-look television broadcasts  Lethbridge News Now
  
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